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Julie Scarle: Sports for all? We’re not at the finish line yet!

Wed, 02/05/2014 - 15:13 -- nikita.jain

WHO can forget the summer of 2012 and our Paralympic gold medallists, ‘Hurricane’ Hannah Cockroft, Dame Sarah Storey and local hero Richard Whitehead, who put disability sport on the map and are now household names?

With just more than a month to go until the Winter Paralympics gets under way in Sochi, I sincerely hope the public will put the controversy surrounding the games to one side and get behind our winter medal hopefuls in wheelchair curling and the brilliant but brutal ice sledge hockey.

Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs) and Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs)

Wed, 02/05/2014 - 14:24 -- geeta.nair
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), 
(An Autonomous Organization under Ministry of HRD)
Department of School Education and Literacy),
Government of India
B-15, Institutional Area, Sector-62,
Noida, District GautamBudh Nagar, 
Uttar Pradesh – 201 309
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  www.navodaya.nic.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 25 January 2014, page no. 32

Compact Mini

Quick Overview

Imagine being able to easily read from medicine dosage labels, restaurant menus and bus timetables despite of low vision.
Simply position the Compact mini over reading material and objects and view an enlarged, high contrast image on the 3.5-inch full color screen.

Discover the power of using an ultra-slim pocket video magnifier. The Compact mini is the smallest and lightest video magnifier offered by Optelec, designed as a simple and effective, high contrast alternative to a traditional optical magnifier.

Optelec ClearView One 18 Wide

Quick Overview

Rediscover the joy and comfort of reading with the Optelec ClearView One - the low cost desktop video magnifier that can be controlled with a simple touch of a button.

The ClearView One provides easy reading for people with glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, old age or any other reason causing low vision and can be installed in libraries, resource centers or at home.

Optelec ClearNote+

Quick Overview

Combining near and distance viewing with a robust, portable and user-friendly design makes the Optelec ClearNote+ your ideal companion in the classroom & office.
This lightweight unit makes transportation to school or the office easy and is ideal for near, distance or self viewing.

Multiview

Quick Overview

Imagine the possibility of using a flexible, powerful and transportable low vision solution.

The MultiView is a practical desktop video magnifier featuring a 3-in-1 flexible camera, movable reading table and a large widescreen display.
The MultiView is designed for use on a table, desk or worktop. Wherever the MultiView is used, only minimal desk space is needed and the whole unit can be moved from room to room using the integrated handle.

Donated human eye cells could help restore vision

Tue, 02/04/2014 - 17:13 -- nikita.jain

 
 
Cells from eyes of dead 'may give sight to blind'," BBC News reports. This gruesome sounding news is based on a study that found that after being grown in the lab, a type of cell found in the retina could restore limited vision in rats. However, the research was carried out in rats genetically engineered to develop visual impairment, so it's not something that will be used to treat people any time soon.

Dolphin EasyReader

Quick Overview

EasyReader is a software digital talking book player, allowing the user to read and listen to content through a combination of text, audio and images.
The main advantage of using EasyReader is that the content in a book becomes easy to navigate through, where a reader can skip through sections of the content and place bookmarks to highlight areas of interest.

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